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Are there routers that make it possible to connect from a remote location
(e.g. open Wi-Fi somewhere) via VPN without my home PC being ON? TIA
(e.g. open Wi-Fi somewhere) via VPN without my home PC being ON? TIA
Victek said:Are there routers that make it possible to connect from a remote location
(e.g. open Wi-Fi somewhere) via VPN without my home PC being ON? TIA
Victek said:Are there routers that make it possible to connect from a remote
location (e.g. open Wi-Fi somewhere) via VPN without my home PC
being ON? TIA
Zaphod Beeblebrox said:Yes there are. I have used Cyberguard (formerly Snapgear) routers that
have this ability, I'm sure there are others. I know that 3rd party
firmware is available for some Linksys routers that gives them this
ability.
In my world, it was because we had non-PC ethernet devices that weGordon said:But why would anyone want to just connect to the ROUTER?
..Victek said:Now why would you want to connect just to the router in your home from a
remote location WITHOUT your home PC being on? Surely the whole point is
to connect to and work on your home PC....
Victek said:.
I'm not needing to connect to my home PC. When I use my laptop to
connect to the Internet at an Open Wi-Fi hotspot I'd like to be able to
use a VPN. If I can connect securely to my router/LAN then I would have
access to the NET via my home ISP. I guess the router would be acting
as a server. Do they make such a thing?
Gordon said:Eh?
If you are ALREADY connected to the internet why on EARTH would you
then want to VPN to your Router to err connect to the Internet?
If it's because you can't send emails from outside your ISP just
change the smtp server settings....
..Eh?
If you are ALREADY connected to the internet why on EARTH would you then
want to VPN to your Router to err connect to the Internet?
If it's because you can't send emails from outside your ISP just change
the smtp server settings....
Victek said:.
Because connecting via Open Wi-Fi is insecure.
Gordon said:Insecure for what? If you have proper security on your laptop and
don't run as admin and have a good password and don't have any
shared folders I can't see a problem...
..Insecure for what? If you have proper security on your laptop and don't
run as admin and have a good password and don't have any shared folders I
can't see a problem...
Frankster said:
The point is that in order to enjoy the benefits of encrypted
communications, you have to VPN into your final destination. Not
simply some mid-point like your router. The final destination must
have a VPN server to accept your VPN client connection. Again, not
just some mid-point like your router. You're on the wrong tangent
here.
Right, that's sorted then.Frankster said:1) I don't care if you agree.
2) Obtaining "some" benefit is an utter waste of time.
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